What league does HIFK U18 play in?

HIFK U18 play in the U18 SM-sarja.

When was HIFK U18 founded?

HIFK U18 was founded in 1897 in Helsinki, FIN, Finland.

Where is HIFK U18 based?

HIFK U18 is based in Helsinki, FIN.

Who is the head coach of HIFK U18?

The head coach of HIFK U18 is Teemu Levijoki.

Who is the captain of HIFK U18?

The captain of HIFK U18 is Viljami Wacklin.

What arena does HIFK U18 play in?

HIFK U18 play their home games at Töölö 2 in Helsinki, FIN.

What are the team colors of HIFK U18?

The team colors of HIFK U18 are Red + Blue + White.

HIFK U18

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2011-2012

2011-2012 Season

HIFK U18 were 18-14-1 in the 2011-12 U18 SM-sarja season with 52 points, 7th overall.

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2011-2012 HIFK U18 Player Stats

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HIFK U18 — 2011-2012 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
U18 SM-sarja
1.		Miro-Pekka Saarelainen (RW/LW)	25	22	13	35	28	-	4	2	0	2	2
2.		Viljami Wacklin (C)	32	9	21	30	12	-	4	0	2	2	0
3.		Niko Kivelä (LW/RW)	32	11	12	23	10	-	4	0	0	0	4
4.		Tony Boman (F)	29	11	8	19	4	-	4	1	0	1	0
5.		Jani Elgbacka (D/F)	31	7	9	16	34	-	4	1	0	1	2
6.		Casimir Jürgens (D)	28	5	11	16	18	-	4	1	2	3	16
7.		Malo Ville (C/RW)	29	3	13	16	16	-	4	0	0	0	2
8.		Panu Mieho (C/W)	23	6	6	12	20	-	1	0	0	0	0
9.		Jimi Kuronen (D)	11	4	7	11	16	-	3	0	1	1	2
10.		Roope Kuhakoski (LW)	24	4	7	11	53	-	3	0	2	2	2
11.		Lassi Raitanen (D)	29	4	6	10	50	-	4	2	1	3	4
12.		Jeremi Mero (F)	21	3	7	10	20	-	3	0	0	0	0
13.		Jaakko Rajala (D)	13	2	7	9	22	-	2	0	0	0	8
14.		Eetu Määttä (F)	15	4	4	8	4	-
15.		Jere Lönnqvist (F)	18	4	4	8	10	-	3	0	0	0	2
16.		Markus Järvelä (RW)	29	1	7	8	22	-	4	0	1	1	2
17.		Petteri Veiksola (F)	30	4	1	5	10	-	3	0	0	0	4
18.		Antti Kauppinen (LW)	22	3	2	5	6	-	4	0	0	0	2
19.		Aleksi Ainali (C/LW)	7	2	1	3	14	-	3	0	1	1	2
20.		Janne Juutinen (F)	2	1	2	3	0	-	1	0	1	1	0
21.		Mikko Piisinen (D)	8	0	3	3	2	-
22.		Ossi Siipola (F)	14	0	3	3	2	-
23.		Antti Koskimies (D)	21	0	3	3	6	-	1	0	0	0	0
24.		Jere Astrén (D)	29	0	3	3	16	-	4	0	1	1	4
25.		Samuel Salmivirta (D)	30	0	3	3	50	-	3	0	0	0	0
26.		Teppo Laine (F)	11	1	1	2	0	-
27.		Nico Friman (RW)	1	0	1	1	0	-	1	0	0	0	0
28.		Mikko Vainonen (D)	1	0	1	1	4	-	1	0	0	0	2
29.		Dan Wicklund (F)	6	0	1	1	4	-
30.		Eemeli Heikkinen (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
31.		Veeti Wahlsten (F)	3	0	0	0	0	-
32.		Simo Konttinen (F)	4	0	0	0	0	-
33.		Christian Nyman (D/F)	4	0	0	0	2	-
34.		Ville Konttinen (F)	4	0	0	0	24	-
35.		Aleksi Kavanen (F)	7	0	0	0	2	-
U18 SM-sarja Q
1.		Panu Mieho (C/W)	8	8	6	14	10	-
2.		Niko Kivelä (LW/RW)	9	6	5	11	2	-
3.		Viljami Wacklin (C)	9	4	4	8	0	-
4.		Miro-Pekka Saarelainen (RW/LW)	7	5	2	7	8	-
5.		Janne Juutinen (F)	6	3	4	7	4	-
6.		Tony Boman (F)	9	2	5	7	4	-
7.		Lassi Raitanen (D)	9	4	2	6	8	-
8.		Markus Järvelä (RW)	9	3	3	6	4	-
9.		Aleksi Ainali (C/LW)	6	2	4	6	12	-
10.		Kalle Torniainen (C)	7	1	5	6	0	-
11.		Samuel Salmivirta (D)	9	1	4	5	8	-
12.		Dan Wicklund (F)	6	1	3	4	0	-
13.		Mikko Piisinen (D)	8	1	3	4	2	-
14.		Casimir Jürgens (D)	8	1	3	4	2	-
15.		Petteri Veiksola (F)	8	1	3	4	4	-
16.		Nico Friman (RW)	3	0	4	4	0	-
17.		Jere Astrén (D)	6	1	2	3	14	-
18.		Jimi Kuronen (D)	7	1	2	3	6	-
19.		Roope Kuhakoski (LW)	6	0	3	3	4	-
20.		Malo Ville (C/RW)	6	0	3	3	4	-
21.		Ville Konttinen (F)	3	2	0	2	2	-
22.		Mikko Vainonen (D)	1	0	0	0	4	-
23.		Antti Kauppinen (LW)	2	0	0	0	0	-
24.		Jere Lönnqvist (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-
25.		Jeremi Mero (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-
26.		Eetu Määttä (F)	2	0	0	0	0	-
27.		Antti Koskimies (D)	4	0	0	0	0	-

HIFK U18 — 2011-2012 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
U18 SM-sarja
1.		Ville Husso (G)	9	2.96	.905	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5.00	.840
2.		Akseli Uotila (G)	17	3.03	.902	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	8.33	.794
3.		Nicolas Luomi (G)	7	3.52	.900	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3.24	.895
4.		Nestori Kauhanen (G)	2	4.81	.859	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.		Vesa Kainulainen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.		Patrik Jokela (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
U18 SM-sarja Q
1.		Ville Husso (G)	6	2.26	.928	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.		Akseli Uotila (G)	2	2.44	.916	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.		Nestori Kauhanen (G)	3	2.80	.902	-	-	-	-	-	-

2011-2012 HIFK U18 Staff

Head CoachTeemu Levijoki
Asst. CoachVille Wacklin
Goaltending CoachTommi Mäkeläinen
Team ManagerTapani Rintala

Team Staff History

2011-2012 HIFK U18 Captains

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Viljami Wacklin

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Team Captaincy History

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2011-2012 HIFK U18 Demographics

HIFK U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 SM-sarja
Team Colors: Red + Blue + White
Town: Helsinki, FIN Map
Founded: 1897

2011-2012 HIFK U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

41 players
1 player

Experience

HIFK U18: 1 119 GP
Liiga: 8 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

HIFK (Liiga)
HIFK U16 (U16 SM-sarja)
HIFK U16 II (U16 Mestis)
HIFK U18 II (U18 Suomi-sarja)
HIFK U18 III (U18 III-divisioona)
HIFK U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
HIFK U20 Sibbo (U20 II-divisioona)
HIFK U20 Stadi (U20 Suomi-sarja)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Töölö 2
Location: Helsinki
Capacity: -
Construction Year: -

HIFK U18 Games

HIFK U18 — 2011-2012 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/14/2026 02:20 PM GMT+2	HIFK U18	TPS U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
11/12/2026 06:50 PM GMT+2	HIFK U18	Ilves U18	-	U18 SM-sarja
11/01/2026 04:20 PM GMT+2	HIFK U18	Lukko U18	1 - 4	U18 SM-sarja
10/31/2026 04:50 PM GMT+2	HIFK U18	Ässät U18	0 - 3	U18 SM-sarja
10/23/2026 06:20 PM GMT+3	HIFK U18	Pelicans U18	1 - 5	U18 SM-sarja

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Latest Transactions

HIFK U18 — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
06/02/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Riko Salutskij (F)	KooKoo U20	Details
06/02/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Hugo Hänninen (D)	KooKoo/IiHoo U20	Details
04/30/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Nemo Mäenpää (F)	KooKoo U20	Details
04/30/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Oiva Juntunen (F)	KooKoo U20	Details
04/30/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Veikka Siren (D)	KooKoo U20	Details
04/11/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Santeri Väistö (D)	Sport U20	Details
05/16/2024	Extension		Viljo Kähkönen (F)		Details
08/01/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Topias Liski (D)	Jukurit U20	Details

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HIFK U18 History and Standings

HIFK U18 — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	U18 SM-sarja	18	7	11	-	0	0	52	60	21	1.17	10	-
2025-2026	U18 SM-sarja	22	7	13	-	1	1	70	90	24	1.09	10	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	22	7	11	-	1	3	65	87	26	1.18	10	-
2024-2025	U18 SM-sarja	22	10	6	-	4	2	90	74	40	1.82	4	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	22	10	10	-	0	2	89	85	32	1.45	8	-
2023-2024	U18 SM-sarja	22	12	5	-	0	5	76	65	41	1.86	3	Final loss
	U18 SM-sarja	22	12	6	-	2	2	85	62	42	1.91	4	-
2022-2023	U18 SM-sarja	22	13	6	-	1	2	81	60	43	1.95	3	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	22	12	7	-	0	3	91	68	41	1.86	1	-
2021-2022	U18 SM-sarja	43	19	16	-	3	5	185	150	68	1.58	7	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	17	12	2	-	1	2	97	46	40	2.35	2	-
2020-2021	U18 SM-sarja	22	14	5	-	2	1	87	58	47	2.14	2	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	U18 SM-sarja	46	22	19	-	1	4	158	158	72	1.57	7	Season Cancelled
	U18 SM-sarja	30	15	11	-	1	3	101	87	50	1.67	8	-
2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	49	14	26	-	5	4	136	177	56	1.14	10	Did not make playoffs
	U18 SM-sarja	31	10	14	-	4	3	98	106	41	1.32	10	-
2017-2018	U18 SM-sarja	49	19	21	-	7	2	141	145	73	1.49	8	Champion
	U18 SM-sarja	31	12	11	-	7	1	99	89	51	1.65	8	-
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja	48	18	21	-	7	2	148	156	70	1.46	8	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	14	12	-	4	0	99	91	50	1.67	7	-
2015-2016	U18 SM-sarja	18	11	4	-	2	1	62	30	38	2.11	1	Playoffs Qualifier loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	13	12	-	5	0	103	79	49	1.63	11	-
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	48	30	11	-	4	3	198	130	101	2.1	3	Final loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	19	5	-	3	3	131	76	66	2.2	3	-
2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja	48	23	15	-	5	5	155	123	84	1.75	5	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	30	14	10	-	4	2	91	72	52	1.73	6	-
2012-2013	U18 SM-sarja	48	26	15	-	3	4	151	110	88	1.83	4	Bronze game win
	U18 SM-sarja	30	18	7	-	2	3	96	63	61	2.03	5	-
2011-2012	U18 SM-sarja	33	15	14	-	3	1	111	106	52	1.58	7	Quarterfinal loss
	U18 SM-sarja	9	6	2	-	1	0	47	22	20	2.22	2	Promoted

HIFK U18 Tournament Statistics

HIFK U18 — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
1983-1984	Viking Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-

HIFK U18 Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

HIFK U18 — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Samu Pohja (F)	2026-2027	EVU Team	III-divisioona	9	15	19	34	6
2.	Viljami Wacklin (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	9	6	27	33	4
3.	Aleksi Mannio (F)	2026-2027	HIFK U20 Stadi	U20 Suomi-sarja	8	13	16	29	0
4.	Eppu Karuvaara (F)	2026-2027	Karhu-Kissat	III-divisioona	7	11	16	27	0
5.	Nico Friman (F)	2026-2027	HC Ludwig	III-divisioona	5	9	12	21	0
6.	Akseli Virtanen (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	15	7	13	20	0
7.	Viljo Kähkönen (F)	2026-2027	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-sarja	19	9	10	19	14
8.	Joni Häppölä (F)	2026-2027	KHT	II-divisioona	8	6	13	19	0
9.	Tino Kossila (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-sarja	18	6	13	19	8
10.	Sami Tavernier (F)	2026-2027	Angers	Ligue Magnus	14	8	10	18	24

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

HIFK U18 — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	16.19
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	17.37
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	17.24
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	17.38
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	17.18

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

HIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Miro-Pekka Saarelainen (F)	83	63	49	112
2.	Lauri Kangas (F)	63	27	48	75
3.	Janne Keränen (F)	56	23	48	71
4.	Teemu Ramstedt (F)	46	36	32	68
5.	Viljami Wacklin (F)	74	22	45	67

Franchise All-Time Goals

HIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Miro-Pekka Saarelainen (F)	83	63	49	112
2.	Bastien Maïa (F)	56	37	28	65
3.	Teemu Ramstedt (F)	46	36	32	68
4.	Mikko Palotie (F)	38	33	10	43
5.	Harri Hautajoki (F)	46	32	23	55

Franchise All-Time Assists

HIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Miro-Pekka Saarelainen (F)	83	63	49	112
2.	Lauri Kangas (F)	63	27	48	75
3.	Janne Keränen (F)	56	23	48	71
4.	Viljami Wacklin (F)	74	22	45	67
5.	Janne Hämäläinen (F)	55	23	42	65

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

HIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Samuli Kaikkonen (F)	43	4	12	209
2.	Jesse Koskinen (F)	52	22	48	172
3.	Ville Arkiomaa (D)	70	8	25	167
4.	Elias Ulander (D)	85	12	41	166
5.	Samuli Mykkänen (F)	66	23	40	163

Franchise All-Time Games Played

HIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eetu Kukka (F)	96	22	30	52
2.	Antti Haapanen (D)	96	7	13	20
3.	Milo Nuutinen (F)	95	29	31	60
4.	Kalle Vehkaluoto (F)	93	17	21	38
5.	Jimi Gustafsson (F)	90	9	8	17

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

HIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Markus Granlund (F)	11	9	29	2.64
2.	Toni Alasaarela (F)	17	12	38	2.24
3.	Robert Nyholm (F)	3	3	6	2.00
4.	Kimmo Hyttinen (D)	17	9	33	1.94
5.	Sami Salminen (F)	32	29	55	1.72

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

HIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Janne Hämäläinen (F)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	47	22	36	58	1.23	28
2.	Lauri Kangas (F)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	47	18	36	54	1.15	28
3.	Anttoni Uronen (F)	2024-2025	U18 SM-sarja	38	16	35	51	1.34	46
4.	Toni Ruuska (F)	2000-2001	U18 SM-sarja	30	18	32	50	1.67	16
5.	Jarkko Ruutu (F)	1992-1993	U18 SM-sarja	33	26	21	47	1.42	53

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

HIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Harri Hautajoki (F)	2000-2001	U18 SM-sarja	27	28	16	44	1.63	26
2.	Jarkko Ruutu (F)	1992-1993	U18 SM-sarja	33	26	21	47	1.42	53
3.	Tino Kossila (F)	2024-2025	U18 SM-sarja	42	24	22	46	1.10	6
4.	Hannu Väisänen (F)	1995-1996	U18 SM-sarja	31	24	21	45	1.45	64
5.	Bastien Maïa (F)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	24	24	16	40	1.67	12

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

HIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Janne Hämäläinen (F)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	47	22	36	58	1.23	28
2.	Lauri Kangas (F)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	47	18	36	54	1.15	28
3.	Anttoni Uronen (F)	2024-2025	U18 SM-sarja	38	16	35	51	1.34	46
4.	Juha Jääskä (F)	2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja	43	9	33	42	0.98	20
5.	Toni Ruuska (F)	2000-2001	U18 SM-sarja	30	18	32	50	1.67	16

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

HIFK U18 — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Arttu Luttinen (F)	2000-2001	U18 SM-sarja	20	14	20	34	1.70	141
2.	Samuli Kaikkonen (F)	2001-2002	U18 SM-sarja	19	4	4	8	0.42	139
3.	Ilari Melart (D)	2006-2007	U18 SM-sarja	21	4	3	7	0.33	132
4.	Roope Turunen (F)	2018-2019	U18 SM-sarja	39	15	16	31	0.79	115
5.	Jon Wärn (F)	2002-2003	U18 SM-sarja	24	9	16	25	1.04	109